Shloka 736
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
धनुश्विच्छेद भल्लेन पुनरेव पितुस्तव । महाराज! उन्होंने श्वेतपर बहुत-से बाणोंकी वर्षा की
sañjaya uvāca | dhanuś ciccheda bhallena punar eva pituḥ tava | mahārāja, tair bahubhiḥ śarair vṛṣṭir iva śvetapar varṣitā | tu rathināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ śvetaḥ raṇakṣetre tān sarvān sāyakān nivārya punaḥ bhallena tava pituḥ bhīṣmasya dhanuś ciccheda |
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: O hari, sa isang matalim na palasong bhalla, muli niyang pinutol ang busog ng iyong ama. Maraming palaso ang ibinuhos kay Śveta, subalit si Śveta—pinakamagaling sa mga mandirigmang nakasakay sa karwahe—ay hinarang ang bawat sandata sa larangan at, sa panatag na loob, gumanti at muling pinutol ang busog ni Bhīṣma.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in violent conflict, excellence is shown not merely by force but by steadiness, restraint, and precision—warding off harm without panic and responding with measured effectiveness.
Śveta is attacked with a heavy shower of arrows, but he blocks them all and then, with a bhalla-arrow, cuts Bhīṣma’s bow again, temporarily disarming the elder warrior.